New Delhi: Notwithstanding strong demands by the BJP and a section of the ruling Congress, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has made it clear that there will be no rollback of five per cent VAT on the CNG, which fuels public transport on Delhi roads. "We will not withdraw the VAT on CNG. We have levied only five per cent VAT on the fuel and that is justifiable," Sheila told...
04:39 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Petrol in the city could cost Rs 70.24 after implementation of Delhi Government's decision to cut VAT on the increased component of the fuel. Following the reduction of petrol prices by Rs 2.02 from Rs 73.18, the fuel would cost Rs 71.16 per litre from midnight on Sunday night which could further go down by 92 paisa when cut in VAT comes into effect. Presenting the budget on...
02:01 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: The price of petrol which has come down to 71.16 per litre Delhi could further decrease by 92 paisa when a proposal by the Delhi government to cut VAT on increased component of the fuel comes into effect. Following the announcement of the reduction by the Oil companies, petrol price has come down by Rs 2.02 per litre from Rs 73.18. Petrol would cost Rs 70.24 when the...
08:49 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday described the Bharat bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest petrol price hike as a "total failure" in Delhi and "thanked" people of the city for not responding to it. The Chief Minister, speaking in the Delhi Assembly, came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of forcibly blocking roads and making the traders shut their...
11:24 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for presenting a "lacklustre" budget, saying the city government has "betrayed" the people by making provisions which will further burden them. "It is a lacklustre budget which has nothing for the people reeling under the high food prices. The budget will further burden the common man," said senior BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi, initiating discussion on the budget. Criticising...
01:49 AM, May 30, 2012
Starting next year, IIT council, NIT and IIIT council will have a single entrance test for engineering colleges which come under the three councils. ...
09:50 PM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: The nation on Sunday remembered the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his 48th death anniversary, with President Pratibha Patil and Vice-President Hamid Ansari paying homage to him. Patil, Ansari and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to Nehru at Shanti Van, his memorial on the banks of Yamuna here. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath were among prominent citizens who...
05:29 PM, May 27, 2012
Jammu: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday indicated that Delhi government may consider cutting taxes on petrol to provide some relief from the hike in fuel price. "We will see what we can do," Dikshit told reporters when asked whether her government will reduce VAT on petrol. Dikshit, however, justified the steep hike saying oil companies were incurring huge losses and the hike was necessary. She is on a private...
01:30 AM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: Registration of marriages will soon become mandatory in Delhi and couples who fail to do so within 60 days of tying the knot will have to pay a fine of Rs 10,000. The provision has been made in the draft Delhi Registration of Marriages Bill 2012 which was cleared by a meeting of the Delhi Cabinet presided by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The Bill, which will be introduced...
07:08 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: They are in themselves formidable power centres in India. And they are all women. Mayawati, J Jayalalithaa, Mamata Banerjee and Sheila Dikshit form the awesome female quartet who have not only defied the glass ceiling of India's politics marked by patriarchy and sycophancy, but have also proved to be larger-than-life figures within their parties. Despite their aura and popularity, all's not well in the powerful female quartet's camps....
04:19 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Victims of rape and acid attacks in the capital will be given a compensation of Rs 3-5 lakh, the Delhi government announced on Monday. The relief will come under the central government's Victim Compensation Scheme, which was given a go-ahead at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday. "The cabinet has decided to implement the union government's Victim Compensation Scheme and has also decided...
02:40 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The capital is set to receive a residential school for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Castes (OBC), the Delhi government announced on Monday. "The cabinet has decided to set up a residential school for the SC, ST, OBC and Muslim students in order to provide them adequate opportunities to excel in studies," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in...
10:10 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday got relief in a case of alleged violation of election code by a court in New Delhi which said there was not enough evidence to proceed against her, after which the police withdrew the complaint. Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh declared as "dismissed and withdrawn" the complaint in which the Chief Minister was accused of violating the model code of conduct in...
02:02 AM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: No nepotism in distributing tickets, declaring candidates almost a year before polls, easy accessibility of the CM, PCC chief and CLP leaders to party workers and strict enforcement of discipline are some of the recommendations of the Congress committee that went into party's debacle in Uttar Pradesh. The report of the three-member committee, headed by Defence Minister AK Antony, was submitted to Congress President Sonia Gandhi a few...
03:51 AM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to empower women and provide job opportunities to those trained among them, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said her government will will try to link gender resource centres with employment offering institutions and establishments. "This will instill confidence in trained women who are generally coming from weaker and other vulnerable sections of the society. Delhi Government will provide financial assistance to all women...
09:59 PM, May 03, 2012
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